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2009 Fisher Men’s Soccer Preview
With nearly 25 letterwinners back from last year, the St. John Junior Andrew McIntosh figures to start at sweeper, while classmate
Fisher College men’s soccer team will enter the 2009 season Michael Rooney and senior Eric Friedman also figure to start on
as one of the front-runners to win the Empire 8 Conference defense. Fellow juniors Bryan Canty, Cristobal Martinez, Alex Salter,
and Andrew Sapienza will also see plenty of action at midfield.
Championship and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA
Division III Championship.
At attack, junior Matt Guinto figures to be a main contributor after an
injury-riddled sophomore year, while sophomores Connor Julien and
“That’s the goal going into this season,” says head coach Rob Searl, who
Tim Bach should see ample playing time either at attack or midfield.
will enter his 14th season with the Cardinals. “Our program is at the level
“We have quite a few juniors and seniors back from last fall and they’re
now where we expect to make it to the conference championship and win
going to have to step up and take on some larger roles this season,”
the league title.”
Searl says.
With several key returning players back from last year’s team that advanced
While the Cardinals have several returners back, Searl expects many of the
to the postseason for the fourth time in the last five years, it’s easy to see
newcomers to step right in and contribute.
why expectations are so high. The Cardinals will feature a heavy dose of
veterans, but will also have some new players that should make an
Section III standout Austin Buckley will challenge for a starting job on
immediate impact.
defense, while Sean Fishel out of Niskayuna will push for
playing time at midfield. Fellow first-year players Garhett Varin and
The Cardinals will open the 2009 season, just like they have each of the last
Liasor Dima, both from Section V, are natural goal scorers who will get a
few seasons, playing a rigorous non-conference schedule, battling the top
chance to contribute right away.
teams in the region.
“I think this year’s freshmen class is a pretty good one,” Searl says.
“I’ve always taken the attitude that we want to play the best competition out
“They’re going to get a chance to show what they can do right away.”
there and get ourselves ready for league play once it starts,” says Searl, who
has coached at the collegiate level for nearly 30 years. “To win the Empire
8 title, we first have to finish in the top four at the end of
the regular season and we want to be battle-tested when
that time comes.”
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2009 Fisher Men’s Soccer Preview
With so many players back from last year and an influx
2009 Cardinals Men’s Soccer Roster
of incoming players who have the talent to play right
away, it’s easy to see why Fisher fans are so excited No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. High School Hometown
about the 2009 season.
0 Robert Weigand GK Sr. 5-11 Cheektowaga Cheektowaga
“I started looking forward to this season about five 01 Adam Durst GK Sr. 6-1 Gates Chili Rochester
minutes after last year’s final game, because I knew 02 Dan Nachreiner D Fr. 6-0 St. Joseph’s Buffalo
what we had coming back and what I thought we had
coming in,” Searl says. “I truly believe that this is the 03 Justin Brown D So. 5-10 Haverling Bath
year that Fisher takes the next step and advances to 04 Bryan Canty M Jr. 5-11 Hornell Hornell
the NCAA Division III Championship.”
05 Stephen Strauss M Sr. 6-1 Bishop Kearney Rochester
06 Seth VanDerVeer D Fr. 6-0 Shaker Cohoes
07 Andrew McIntosh D Jr. 6-0 Horseheads Horseheads
08 David Garabedian D Sr. 5-11 Ballston Lake Shenendowa
09 Austin Buckley D Fr. 5-10 Charles W. Baker Baldswinsville
10 Cristobal Martinez M Jr. 5-10 Iroquois Lancaster
11 Alex Salter M Jr. 5-7 Southwestern Lakewood
12 Eric Friedman D Sr. 6-1 East Syracuse-Minoa Syracuse
13 Scott Campbell M Fr. 5-9 Orchard Park Colden
14 Andrew Sapienza M Jr. 5-10 Byron-Bergen Bergen
15 Sean Fishel M Fr. 5-9 Niskayuna Niskayuna
16 Luke Lennox F Sr. 6-2 The Harley School Henrietta
17 Michael Rooney D Jr. 5-8 McQuaid Pittsford
18 Chris Maxwell M So. 6-1 Bishop Kearney Rochester
19 Evan Fullerton M So. 6-0 Honeoye Falls-Lima Honeoye Falls
20 Ryan Palmer D Jr. 5-10 La Salle Castleton-on-Hudson
21 Connor Julien M So. 5-8 Pittsford Sutherland Pittsford
22 Matt Guinto F Jr. 5-10 Manlius-Pebble Syracuse
23 Bryce Flora M So. 5-9 Williamson Williamson
24 Joe Pelych D Jr. 5-10 Hornell Hornell
25 Garhett Varin M Fr. 5-9 Wheatland-Chili Scottsville
26 Mike Redmond M Fr. 5-8 Aquinas Institute Rochester
27 Liasor Dima F Fr. 5-10 Thomas Jefferson Rochester
28 Kris Toscano M Fr. 5-6 Mayfield Mayfield
29 Tim Bach F So. 5-10 Irondequoit Rochester
30 Matthew Kelley F Fr. 5-11 Mynderse Academy Seneca Falls
31 Adam Davies M So. 5-9 Chittenango Chittenango
32 Dan Gerow D Fr. 5-9 Salmon River Fort Covington
40 Greg Lang GK Fr. 6-1 Chittenango Kirkville
41 Josh Fribush GK Fr. 6-1 La Salle Troy
Head Coach: Rob Searl Assistant Coaches: Chris Bowman, Hugh Chisholm
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2009 St. John Fisher
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Coaching Staff – Fisher 2009 Men’s Soccer Team
Rob Searl
Head St. John Fisher College head coach Rob Searl continues to take the
Rob Searl
Coach Cardinals to new heights. Searl, now in his 14th season at Fisher, has led
Fisher to the postseason in five out of the last six seasons.
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Searl led the Cardinals to a 13-4-2 season in his inaugural campaign, the
best record in the program’s history. Searl was a four-year letterwinner at
th Ohio Wesleyan, where he earned his undergraduate degree in History. He
season was also the head coach just up the road at Nazareth College from 1980
to 1995 and led the Golden Flyers to a 125-121-19 overall record.
rsearl@sjfc.edu Searl also runs Fast Feet Soccer Training and lives in Pittsford with his
wife, Virginia. They have a son, Ian, and a daughter, Molly.
Chris Bowman
Chris Bowman
Assistant Chris Bowman begins his ninth year on the sidelines for the men’s soccer
Coach team, and will also begin his sixth season as an assistant coach for the
women’s lacrosse team in the spring. He has been instrumental in Fisher’s
success in both sports, while handling a good portion of the recruiting and
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practice preparation.
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Meet the Seniors – Fisher 2009 Men’s Soccer Team
Adam Durst
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High School: Gates Chili Hometown: Rochester
GK Nazareth, 9/27 and posted the same number against National runner-up Stevens
Institute of Technology in his next outing, 10/4.
2007: Started the final 17 games of the season after missing the first four due
to injury … Led the team in minutes played (1565:54) and saves (92) … Also
led the team and set career records for wins (10), shut outs (five), goals-against
average (1.21), and save percentage (.814) … After recording three straight wins with seven saves each (9/16, 9/18, and 9/22), stopped a career-high 12 shots
against Hobart, 9/25 … Made seven saves in a scoreless tie against Ithaca, 10/6 … Totaled nine saves against the Bombers in a 1-0 win, 11/7.
2006: Started in 10 games as a freshman … Ranked first on the team in minutes played (869), saves (42), goals-against average (2.07), shutouts (two), and
save percentage (.677) … Earned a shutout in his first collegiate appearance between the pipes against Elmira, 9/17 … Recorded six saves in another shutout
win against SUNY Geneseo, 10/7 … Stopped a season-high seven saves at SUNY Oswego, 10/25 in a tough 4-3 overtime loss.
High School: Played four years as goalkkeeper at Gates-Chili High School … helped team to win the 2003 Section V and State Title.
Personal: Adam is the son of John and Deborah Durst … Born February 11, 1988 … Majoring in Political Science.
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Meet the Seniors – Fisher 2009 Men’s Soccer Team
Eric Friedman
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High School: East Syracuse-Minoa Hometown: Syracuse
D • SENIOR • 6-1
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2008: Played in 13 games, started in 10 ... Recorded two shots in a 0-1 loss
to Utica and a season-high three shots in a scoreless game against Wells
College.
2007: Played in 12 contests ... Recorded one goal in a 2-3 loss to Stevens
... Tallied one assist in a 4-0 win over Elmira ... Totaled seven shots, three on
goal.
High School: Played three years of soccer at East Syracuse-Minoa ... Team
captain and MVP in 2005 ... Also spent four years on the track team.
Personal: Eric is the son of Jeffrey and Kay Friedman ... Born May 30, 1988
... Majoring in Sport Management.
David Garabedian
David Garabedian
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High School: Ballston Lake Hometown: Shenendowa
M • SENIOR • 5-9
2008: Played in all 17 games, and
started in five ... Took 13 shots,
including five in a scoreless tie
against Wells, 10/7.
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2007: Played in 18 of 21 games,
including four starts … Recorded
five points on one goal and three
assists as a junior … Picked up an
assist in a 3-1 win vs. Brockport, 9/4
for his first career point … Assisted
on the Cardinals’ only goal of the game against RIT, 9/29 … Scored his first career goal at Elmira College 10/7 …
Contributed an assist in a 4-0 win at Utica College. 11/2.
2006: Started in seven games, and appeared in nine as a freshman.
High School: Played one year of varsity soccer at Shenendowa … Led his team to Section II Class AA title as a
senior … Also helped his team win a regional and state championship in the fall of 2005.
Personal: Dave is the son of Matthew and Cynthia Garabedian … born May 22, 1988 ... Majoring in Management.
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Meet the Seniors – Fisher 2009 Men’s Soccer Team
Robert Weigand
0 Robert Weigand
High School: Cheektowaga Hometown: Cheektowaga
GK • SENIOR • 5-11
GK
2008: Missed season due to injury.
2007: Started in three games, totaled 360 minutes between the pipes …
tallied 19 saves and allowed only five goals.
High School: Played two years of varsity soccer at Cheektowaga Central …
earned 2nd team ECIC soccer honors in 2005 … also wrestled for four years.
Personal: Robert is the son of Robert and Marcia Weigand … Born October
6, 1988 … Majoring in Computer Science.
Steve Strauss
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Steve Strauss
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High School: Played three years of varsity soccer at Bishop Kearney … Ranked
second on this team in scoring in both his junior and senior years … Helped soccer
team win the Section V Class B title in his junior year … Also played basketball and
baseball and was named Private-Parochial League Athlete of the Year as a senior
… National Honor Society member.
Personal: Steve is the son of Jerry Strauss and Mary Muggleton … Born
September 13, 1987 … Majoring in Chemistry.
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Meet the Seniors – Fisher 2009 Men’s Soccer Team
Luke Lennox
16 Luke Lennox
High School: The Harley School Hometown: Henrietta
F • SENIOR • 6-1
2008: Started in all 16 games he played in…NSCAA/Adidas Division III Second
Team All-Northeast Regional Team honoree…Empire 8 Conference First Team
Selection…Led the team with 16 points on six goals and four assists…Assisted
on the game’s only goal vs. Oswego, 8/31 … Notched his first goal of the season
F
against Rochester, 9/10 … Had a five-game point streak through the middle of the
season in which he racked up nine points (3g, 3a), including a goal and an assist in
a 3-1 win over St. Joseph’s-Long Island, 9/20 … Scored both goals in a 2-1 win
over Elmira, 10/18.
2007: Started in all 21 games … NSCAA Division III All-New York Region First Team
pick … D3kicks.com Northeast All-Region First Team ... Empire 8 Conference
Player of the Year … First Team All-Conference selection … Led the Empire 8 Conference in goals (14) and total points (35), while dishing out a team-best seven
assists … Also ranked second in the E8 with four game-winning goals … Assisted on the game’s only goal in his first career start at Fisher against SUNY Oswego,
8/31 … Scored his first career goal in a 3-1 win over SUNY Brockport, 9/4 … Named Empire 8 Player of the week for the week ending 9/16 after recording three
goals and three assists in two games in leading the Cardinals to a first place showing in the Valiant Classic hosted by Manhattanville … Recorded the first hat-trick
at Fisher since 2002 with three goals in a 4-0 win over Nazareth, 9/22 … Scored two goals against Elmira, 10/7 … Scored another hat-trick in another 4-0 win,
11/2 vs. Utica.
High School: Played five seasons of varsity soccer
at The Harley School /Harley-Allendale-Columbia …
H-A-C’s all-time leader in goals (75) and assists
(64) … Set single-season records for goals (38)
and assists (23) in his final year … Two-time Daily
Messenger Player of the Year … Finger Lakes West
Player of the Year as a senior … Two-time All-League
selection … Led his team to sectional titles in 2004
and 2005 … Scholar All-American.
Personal: Transferred to Fisher after playing one year
at Denison University … led team in goals scored …
helped team qualify for NCAA Division III Championship
… Luke is the son of Jeff and Elaine Lennox …
In 2008, he became the first men’s soccer player
at Fisher to be named to the ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-America First Team … Has had a 4.0
GPA in every semester of school since ninth grade
… Born February 25, 1988 … Majoring in Biology/
Psychology … Will attend University of Buffalo School
of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences next year.
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Returning Players – Fisher 2009 Men’s Soccer Team
Connor Julien
High School: High School:
Tim Bach
Andrew
Hometown: Hometown:
Bath Horseheads
F • So. • 5-10 D • JR. • 6-0
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McIntosh
Adam Davies Ryan Palmer
High School:
Ryan Palmer
Adam Davis
High School:
Joe Pelych
Williamson Hornell
Hometown: Hometown:
Williamson Hornell
M • SO. • 5-9 D • JR. • 5-10
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Matt Guinto Michael Rooney
Michael Rooney
Matt Guinto
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Returning Players – Fisher 2009 Men’s Soccer Team
Alex Salter
High School:
Alex Salter
Southwestern
Hometown:
Lakewood
F • JR. • 5-7
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Andrew Sapienza
High School:
Byron-Bergen
Andrew
Hometown:
Bergen
M • Jr. • 5-10
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Sapienza
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Newcomers – Fisher 2009 Men’s Soccer Team
Jose Fribush
High School: High School:
C.W. Baker La Salle Institute
Hometown: Hometown:
Baldwinsville Troy
D • FR. • 5-10 GK • FR. • 6-1
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Bryan Canty Dan Gerow
Bryan Canty
High School:
Dan Gerow
High School:
Hornell Salmon River
Hometown: Hometown:
Hornell Fort Covington
M • JR. • 5-11 D • FR. • 5-9
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Scott Campbell Matthew Kelley
Matthew Kelley
Scott Campbell
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Liasor Dima Daniel Nachreiner
Liasor Dima
Rochester Buffalo
F • FR. • 5-10 D • FR. • 6-0
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Nachreiner
Sean Fishel Michael Redmond
Sean Fishel
Hometown: Hometown:
Niskayuna Rochester
M • FR. • 5-9 M • FR. • 5-8
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Redmond
Newcomers – Fisher 2009 Men’s Soccer Team
Garhett Varin
Kris Toscano
D • FR. • 6-0
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VanDerVeer
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2008 Fisher Men’s Soccer Statistics
Men’s Soccer 2008 Individual Statistics Fisher Men’s Soccer 2008 Results
No. Player gp-gs g a pts sh sh% gwg pk-att DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT
10 Brad Ervin 17-17 4 1 9 33 .121 1 0-0 8/29/2008 SUNY Cortland University of L 0-4
Rochester Flower
16 Luke Lennox 16-16 6 4 16 27 .222 3 0-0 8/31/2008 SUNY Oswego W 1-0
City Classic
07 Andrew McIntosh 16-16 1 1 3 20 .050 0 0-0
SUNY
17 Michael Rooney 12-9 2 0 4 14 .143 0 1-1 9/2/2008 Brockport, NY L 1-2
Brockport
08 David Garabedian 16-5 0 0 0 13 .000 0 0-0 University of
9/10/2008 Growney Stadium L 1-2
14 Andrew Sapienza 17-13 0 0 0 12 .000 0 0-0 Rochester
15 Ryan Hefner 17-10 0 0 0 11 .000 0 0-0 SUNY
9/13/2008 Plattsburgh, NY L 1-7
Plattsburgh
22 Matt Giunto 11-3 0 0 0 10 .000 0 0-0
9/16/2008 Hobart College Growney Stadium L 1-2
31 Adam Davies 14-5 1 1 3 9 .111 0 0-0
St. Joseph’s
21 Conner Julien 17-11 0 0 0 9 .000 0 0-0 9/20/2008 Patchogue, NY W 3-1
College
23 Bryce Flora 14-5 0 0 0 8 .000 0 0-0 Nazareth
9/27/2008 Rochester, NY W 5-3
09 Robert Wick 14-6 1 1 3 6 .167 0 0-0 College
26 Alex Salter 12-3 0 0 0 6 .000 0 0-0 Stevens
12 Eric Friedman 13-10 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0-0 10/4/2008 Institute of Hoboken NJ L 0-3
Technology
20 Ryan Palmer 16-12 0 2 2 4 .000 0 0-0
10/5/2008 Utica College Utica, NY L 0-1
04 Brennan Canty 6-4 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0-0
10/7/2008 Wells College Growney Stadium T 0-0
18 Ryan Todd 6-2 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0-0
10/18/2008 Elmira College Growney Stadium W 2-1
03 Griffin Chase 11-1 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0-0
10/19/2008 Ithaca College Growney Stadium T 0-0
24 Joseph Pelych 10-6 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0-0
Rochester
29 Tim Bach 9-0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0-0 10/25/2008 Institute of Growney Stadium W 1-0
11 Andrew Hynes 5-1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0-0 Technology
06 Josh Dawson 11-6 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0-0 10/29/2008 SUNY Geneseo Growney Stadium T 1-1
25 David Slocum 11-9 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0-0 Alfred
11/1/2008 Alfred, NY L 0-1
University
19 Bill Rust 4-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0
Empire 8 Championship
0 Robert Weigand 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0
11/7/2008 Ithaca College Ithaca, NY L 0-1
40 Brad Waters 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0
30 Justin Brown 5-0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0-0
05 Stephen Strauss 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 2008 Overall Record: 5-9-3
Conf: 3-3-1 Home: 2-2-3 Away: 2-6-0 Neut: 1-1-0
01 Adam Durst 17-1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0
TEAM STATISTICS FISHER OPP
Opponents 17 29 27 85 230 .126 9 0-1
Total 17 17 11 45 206 .083 5 1-1 SHOT STATISTICS
Goals-Shot attempts 17-206 29-230
Goals scored per game 1.00 1.71
Men’s Soccer 2008 Goalie Statistics
Shot pct .083 .126
Goal Average Saves Record
Shots/Game 12.1 13.5
No. Goalie gp-gs min ga g. avg saves pct w l t sho
Assists 11 27
01 Adam Durst 17-17 1590:00 29 1.64 94 . 764 5 9 3 4
CORNER KICKS 91 87
TM TEAM - 0:00 0 0.00 3 1.000 0 0 0 0 PENALTY KICKS 1-1 0-1
Total 17 1590:00 29 1.64 97 . 770 5 9 3 4 Yellow card penalties 15 19
Opponents 17 1590:00 17 0.96 93 .845 9 5 3 7 Red card penalties 0 1
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2008 Fisher Men’s Soccer Statistics
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